Ships of the U.S. Navy, 1940-1945

AGP-5 USS Varuna

• Portunus class Motor Torpedo Boat Tender:
• Displacement: 3,755 tons (full load)
• Length: 328'
• Beam: 50'
• Draft: 13'6"
• Speed: 10.5 knots (max); 9.5 knots (econ)
• Armament: 2x4 40mm; 8x2 20mm
• Complement: 283
• Diesel engines, twin screws; 1,800 h.p.
• Built at Dravo Shipbuilding, Neville Island, Penn., and commissioned 31 August 1943

Additional Links:

• "Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships" -- USS Varuna

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